Areas of Concern

Math: Kansas Standards

Fifth Grade: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-5th-mathbuilders.htm Hits most of the standards

M.5.1.3.A4 - ▲ ■ determines if a real-world problem calls for an exact or approximate answer using whole numbers from 0 through 100,000 and performs the appropriate computation using various computational methods including mental math, paper and pencil,concrete materials, and appropriate technology (2.4.A1a) ($).

Mental Math: http://www.amblesideprimary.com//ambleweb/mentalmaths/mentalmachine2.html game with real world questions headphones2.jpg

Money Games: http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/money_games.htm real world use of money

M.5.3.2.A1 - solves real-world problems by applying appropriate measurements and measurement formulas ($):
a. ▲ length to the nearest eighth of an inch or to the nearest centimeter (2.4.A1a), e.g., in science, we are studying butterflies. What is the wingspan of each of the butterflies studied to the nearest eighth of an inch?

Ruler Game: http://www.rsinnovative.com/rulergame/index.html interactive quiz using different increments on a ruler

b. temperature to the nearest degree (2.4.A1a), e.g., what would the temperature be if it was a good day for swimming?
c. ▲ weight to the nearest whole unit (pounds, grams, nonstandard units) (2.4.A1a), e.g., if you bought 200 bricks (each one weighed5 pounds), how much would the whole load of bricks weigh?
d. time including elapsed time (2.4.A1a), e.g., Bob left Wichita at 10:45 a.m. He arrived in Kansas city at 1:30. How long did it take Bob to travel to Kansas City?
e. hours in a day, days in a week, and days and weeks in a year (2.4.A1a), e.g., John spent 59 days in New York City. How many weeks did he stay in New York City?

Analogue Clock: http://www.amblesideprimary.com//ambleweb/mentalmaths/clock.html teacher controlled 1min. 5min. 15 min. 1 hour

f. ▲ months in a year and minutes in an hour (2.4.A1a), e.g., it took Susan 180 minutes to complete her homework assignment. How many hours did she spend doing homework?
g. ▲ perimeter of squares, rectangles, and triangles (2.4.A1g), e.g., Mark wants to put up a fence up in his rectangle-shaped back yard. If his yard measures 18 feet by 36 feet, how many feet of fence will he need to go around his yard?
h. ▲ area of squares and rectangles (2.4.A1g), e.g., a farmer's square-shaped field is 35 feet on each side. How many square feet does he have to plow?

Measurement: http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/measuring__main.htm interactive measurement games


M.5.3.2.K4 - a. ▲ ■ within the customary system: inches and feet, feet and yards, inches and yards, cups and pints, pints and quarts, quarts and gallons, pounds and ounces;
b. within the metric system: centimeters and meters, meters and kilometers, milliliters and liters, grams and kilograms.

Softschools: http://www.softschools.com/measurement/ Many measurement activities


Reading: Kansas Standards

Hooda Word: http://hoodaword.com/ This has some wonderful reading activities. Silent Conversation is great for fluency.

FreeRice: http://www.freerice.com/ This is an awesome site for vocabulary. It has levels. Every right answer provides 10 grains of rice.

Words are pronounced headphones2.jpg



Into The Book: http://reading.ecb.org/index.html This is a fantastic site! You must check it out! My class begged for this! Great explaining videos!



R.5.1.4.15 - ▲ distinguishes between fact and opinion and recognizes propaganda (e.g., advertising, media) in various types of appropriate-level texts.

Fact and Opinion: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/fact_opinion_language_arts_fifth_5th_grade.htm Many links


R.5.1.4.11 - ▲ identifies the author’s purpose (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform).

Author's Purpose: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/authors_purpose_language_arts_fifth_5th_grade.htm Many activities and videos

Author's Purpose Song: http://www.havefunteaching.com/songs-for-kids/reading/authors-purpose-song Downloadable lyrics


R.5.2.1.3 - ▲ identifies and describes the major conflict in a story and major events related to the conflict (e.g., problem or conflict, climax, resolution).

Story Elements: http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html good for smartboard headphones2.jpg

Conflict Resolution: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/literature_conflict_resolution_language_arts_fifth_5th_grade.htm Lesson plans, strategies



All Inclusive:


Rockingham County Public Schools http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/elementary/soltechintegration.htm

All subjects by standards (Virginia) includes smartboard, power point, research, united streaming, interactive, kidspiration, review

Technology Ideas: http://www.cape.k12.mo.us/blanchard/hicks/Teacher%20Pages/tech_ideas.htm#Powerpoint many ways to include technology in your classroom, already made ideas

Dad's Worksheets: http://www.dadsworksheets.com/ printable worksheets for everything!

Super Teacher Worksheets: http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/index.html printable worksheets for everything!

Smartboard Reading and Math: http://faculty.usiouxfalls.edu/arpeterson/SMARTBOARD%20LESSON%20LINKS.htm Divided up by core subjects

BubbaBrain: http://www.bubbabrain.com/elementary.php Good activities for Math and Reading - interactive

Learning Games For Kids: http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/ All inclusive

TES iboard: http://www.iboard.co.uk/curriculum.htm#maths-year1numstrategy_yearreception interactive sites by grade - UK grades

Elko County School District: http://www.elko.k12.nv.us/ecsdtc/SMART%20Boards.htm Smartboard lessons by subject and skill

e-learning for kids: http://www.e-learningforkids.org/ I use this in my room a lot!